Programs to aid farmers, land owners set for next year

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Nov 25, 2012 at 6:00 AM

The end of the year is fast approaching. And with that comes the new year and new opportunities.

Alan MatherneLSU AgCenter

The end of the year is fast approaching. And with that comes the new year and new opportunities. The LSU AgCenter/Louisiana Sea Grant Program has set the date on a few upcoming educational events that will be held in the area.Louisiana Fisheries 2013 is a summit for the Louisiana commercial fishing industry. The program is scheduled for Feb. 27 and 28 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd. This educational meeting has evolved from last year’s successful Louisiana Shrimping 2012 event. The Louisiana fisheries summit will expand the program to cover all of the major commercial fisheries, not just shrimp.Managing Wildlife 2013 will feature a field day and workshops to help land owners, land managers and others better manage their properties for wildlife production. The event is scheduled for March 14 in Napoleonville.Producing Crawfish 2013 is a workshop designed to assist crawfish farmers in better managing their operations. This program is scheduled for March 21 at the Ag Building in Raceland.Agendas and program materials for these educational programs are being developed. Check BayouLog.com at bayoulog.com/events/ for details, information and online registration as it becomes available.

Alan Matherne is the LSU AgCenter’s area fisheries and coastal issues agent for Terrebonne, Lafourche and Assumption parishes. He can be reached at 873-6495 or amatherne@agcenter.lsu.edu. You can read his articles and blogs at bayoulog.com. Friend him on Facebook at facebook.com /profilephp?id= 100001785563037 and follow him on Twitter @amatherne.

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